Berries And Berry Bioactive Compounds In Promoting Health

Author : Dorothy Klimis-Zacas
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
ISBN 13 : 1839162163
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Berries and Berry Bioactive Compounds in Promoting Health written by Dorothy Klimis-Zacas and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2022-06-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive book brings together international experts to review state-of-the-art research findings on the exponentially growing area of berries and berry bioactive compounds in promoting health.

Author : Ibrahim Khalifa
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323956009
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Berry Bioactive Compound By-Products written by Ibrahim Khalifa and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-02-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Berry Bioactive Compound By-Products creates a multidisciplinary forum of discussion on the phytochemistry, functional properties, health-promoting effects of bioactive compounds in berry's processing by-products, as well as the food and non-food applications of berry's processing by-products.The book includes the composition, bioactive substances, functional properties, and the applications of these by-products. Covering mulberry, raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, wolfberry, chokeberry, bilberry, black, white, and red currant, cranberry, grape, cherry, and figs' barberry processing by-products, each chapter also brings its chemical composition, bioactive compounds, green method for extraction, metabolism and bioactivity of bioactive components, health-promising, food and non-food applications, biorefinery, bioenergy, and zero waste processing, besides the economical values of each of the above berries' by-products.Edited by world research experts in each of the berries' by-products, this book is a valuable resource to food scientists, researchers, students in the fields of functional foods, food science and technology, food process engineering, biotechnology, bioprocess technology, environmental technology, and environmental engineering. Presents systemized and in details information about each berry by-product Covers the methods for bioactive components extraction, and their functionality, technological aspects, and stability under the processing and storage conditions Includes information on mulberry, raspberry, blueberry, strawberry, wolfberry, chokeberry, bilberry, black, white, and red currant, cranberry, grape, cherry, and figs' barberry processing by-products

Author : Yanyun Zhao
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420006142
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Berry Fruit written by Yanyun Zhao and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-06-06 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valued for its unique flavors, textures, and colors, berry fruit is a rapidly-growing crop that provides significant health benefits due to its many bioactive components. Berry Fruit: Value-Added Products for Health Promotion provides an understanding of the functional chemicals, shelf-life and microbial safety concerns, and applications in the food industry. Written by international experts, each chapter presents scientific background, research results, critical reviews of relevant issues, and case studies. Chapters include worldwide production information, bioactive food constituents and their potential health benefits, methods of enhancing food quality, and potential uses of berry processing by-products.

Author : Gengsheng Xiao
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000259668
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Asian Berries written by Gengsheng Xiao and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As consumers look to natural foods to promote health and well-being, their focus has been on foods with recognized health properties. Natural health products with rich antioxidant and high free radical scavenging activity such as Asian berries currently draw the interest of scientific researchers, whose goal is to evaluate Asian berries’ nutritional and health-promoting properties. Collected in one source, Asian Berries: Health Benefits covers a wide array of different Asian berries, their properties, potential health benefits, and possible uses. Asian berries are well-known traditional nutritional foods and herbal medicinals as well as valuable nourishing tonic, which has been used for thousands of years in Asian countries. They are traditionally employed as herbal medicinals from ancient times. Recently, Asian berries widely marketed as health foods have become increasingly popular in the Western world because of their health-promoting properties. This book explores a wide array of possibilities and benefits that come from Asian berries. Key Features: Defines chemical, biochemical properties, bioactive components and health benefits of Asian berries Details postharvest storage technology and processing technology development Explains utilization of Asian berries by-products Discusses Asian berries functional foods as well as food safety issues Complete with 18 chapters written by experts in their field, Asian Berries: Health Benefits serves as an excellent reference for anyone interested in the science and technology of bioactive components from Asian berries as health-promoting foods.

Author : Margot Skinner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118635590
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bioactives in Fruit written by Margot Skinner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-06-14 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries we have known that fruit is important for health, but we are only just beginning to fully understand why. Bioactives in Fruit: Health Benefits and Functional Foods aims to summarise some of our current knowledge on the bioactive compounds that are associated with the health benefits of specific fruits with a strong emphasis on the validation of health benefits by human intervention trials. Reflecting the current interest in food and health, the book includes strategies to retain and enhance the bioactives in fruit through breeding, growing conditions, fruit storage, processing into ingredients and production of functional foods. To accomplish this task authors with expertise in biology, chemistry, pharmacology, food science, nutrition, medicine, and horticulture have contributed. They come from universities, government and industry funded research institutes and biotechnology and food companies in Europe, the United States, Asia and New Zealand to give the book a broad perspective. This book, describing fruit bioactives, their health benefits when consumed as a food and related topics regarding their development into fresh or processed functional foods, will be of use to postgraduate students, researchers, functional food product developers, food regulators and anyone who has curiosity about why fruit is good for you. The information contained within will provide plant breeders with new targets for the development of value-added horticultural products, and will also provide nutritionists and dieticians with a useful resource for developing strategies to assist in preventing or slowing disease onset or severity. Bioactives in Fruit: Health Benefits and Functional Foods is a major resource which will be required reading for anyone working in the fields of health and functional foods.

Author : Apurba Giri
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000486036
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Immunity Boosting Functional Foods to Combat COVID-19 written by Apurba Giri and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, several functional foods or food ingredients, their mechanism of immune enhancing properties and use in food products have been discussed through seventeen chapters written by eminent authors. There are several medicinal plants which have significant role for immunity boosting such as Ashwagandha, Tulsi, Shatavari, Giloy, Aloe vera, Amla, Neem, licorice, garlic, ginger, turmeric, rosemary, black cumin, cinnamon, sage, thyme,fenugreek, peppermint, black pepper, clove etc. These have been discussed in detail. Note: T&F does not sell or distribute the hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

Author : Naofumi Shiomi
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 9535129414
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Superfood and Functional Food written by Naofumi Shiomi and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2017-02-22 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Superfoods and functional foods are receiving increasing attention because of their important roles in health. This book focuses on the production of superfoods and functional foods and their role as medicine. In the early chapters, prominent researchers introduce the roles and production of microalgae and functional fruits through metabolic engineering, the use of food waste, and effective cooking procedures. In the latter chapters, other prominent researchers introduce the medical effects of polyphenols, glutamine, and unsaturated fatty acids, which are contained in superfoods and functional foods. They suggest the importance of superfoods and functional foods in the treatment and prevention of many diseases. It is also recommended for readers to take a look at a related book, Superfood and Functional Food: An Overview of Their Processing and Utilization.

Author : Dorothy Klimis-Zacas
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
ISBN 13 : 1839165464
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Berries and Berry Bioactive Compounds in Promoting Health written by Dorothy Klimis-Zacas and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2022-06-01 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The area of research on the health benefits of berries, their bioactive compounds and their related metabolites has exploded in the last 20 years resulting in new knowledge in the understanding of their metabolism, molecular mode of action as well as their clinical significance in promoting health and preventing chronic disease. Berries and Berry Bioactive Compounds in Promoting Health, reviews state-of-the-art research findings on this exponentially growing area. This comprehensive book brings together international experts in their corresponding fields with cutting-edge reviews. Exploring the effects and mechanisms of action of berry bioactive compounds and their metabolites on different body systems and chronic diseases, including their role on gut microbiota and eventual effect on health is the focus of this book. Unique topics covered, include the chemistry and analytical methods of detection of berry bioactive compounds, bioavailability, metabolism and factors that affect them including individual variability, their interaction with the gut microbiome, and their role and mechanism(s) of action on chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, metabolic syndrome and obesity-induced inflammation, and cancer as well as neuroprotection and wound healing. It will be of benefit to scientists conducting research in the area of berries and their bioactive compounds on health and disease and for health care professionals, nutritionists, dietitians and clinical researchers, nutraceutical and natural food product developers (industry) and food regulators.

Author : Leon Alexander Terry
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1845935284
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Health-promoting Properties of Fruits and Vegetables written by Leon Alexander Terry and published by CABI. This book was released on 2011 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides detailed information on identity, nature, bioavailability, chemopreventative effects and postharvest stability of specific chemical classes with known bioactive properties.

Author : Xingqian Ye
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 0429667000
Total Pages : 477 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Phytochemicals in Goji Berries written by Xingqian Ye and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-06-04 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Goji berries (Lycium barbarum), which are widely distributed in Northwestern China, Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean areas, have traditionally been employed in Chinese medicine from ancient times. Goji berries, also known as wolfberry, have become increasingly popular in the Western world because of their nutritional properties, often advertised as a superfood in Europe and North America. With the development of analysis methods, various chemical constituents have been identified, including carbohydrates, carotenoids, flavonoids, betaine, cerebroside, -sitosterol, amino acids, trace elements, vitamins and other constituents. Polysaccharides have been identified as one of the major active ingredients responsible for biological activities. Phytochemicals in Goji Berries: Applications in Functional Foods, a volume in the Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals Series, provides information about the chemical, biochemical, botanic properties, bioactive components and health benefits of Goji berries. It also discusses postharvest storage technology, processing technology, and the development and utilization of Goji berry by-products in medicinal foods and functional foods, as well as addressing food safety issues. Features: Provide information on Goji fruit origin and growing conditions, distribution, and biochemical properties Discusses such medicinal properties and health benefits of Goji berries as the capacity to lower blood pressure, treat anemia, maintain cholesterol levels in the normal range and decrease risk of cardiovascular disease. Additionally, Goji berries have anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor properties, among others Includes information on traditional products, new products and innovative processing technologies This book will serve college and university students majoring in food science, nutrition, pharmaceutical science, and botanical science. It also will serve as a unique reference for food science professionals pursuing functional foods, marketing expansion, as well as nutritional dietary management. Readers will obtain sound scientific knowledge of the nutritional value and health benefits of the different Goji berry products such as juice, cake, soup, snacks, and medicinal foods. Also available in the Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals series: Korean Functional Foods: Composition, Processing and Health Benefits, edited by Kun-Young Park, Dae Young Kwon, Ki Won Lee, Sunmin Park (ISBN 978-1-4987-9965-2) Phytochemicals in Citrus: Applications in Functional Foods, edited by Xingqian Ye (ISBN 978-1-4987-4272-6) Food as Medicine: Functional Food Plants of Africa, by Maurice M. Iwu (ISBN 978-1-4987-0609-4) For a complete list of books in the series, please visit our website at https://www.crcpress.com/Functional-Foods-and-Nutraceuticals/book-series/CRCFUNFOONUT